THE ASHTON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 200349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Upkeep and maintenance of Ashton Almshouses in Dunstable.

Objects

BENEFIT OF ALMSPEOPLE WHO SHALL BE POOR WOMEN WHO ARE MEMBERS OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF DUNSTABLE AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID WHOSE NAMES ARE ON A CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF DUNSTABLE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total assets carried forward increased from £286,177.63 to £293,454.69, reflecting a net surplus for the period. The charity holds significant unrestricted resources in investments and bank balances, indicating strong financial stability without reliance on external funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CYNTHIA MARY GRESHAM · trustee of 3 other charities
• Elizabeth Bentley
• Gregory Alderman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jana Veyres · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laura Randall · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER HOLLICK · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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